Nikolaj Ehlers
L · #27
· Carolina Hurricanes
· 6'0" · 168 lb
· L-handed
· 30 yrs
· Draft: 2014 Rd 1 (#9 overall)
Compare with
Season
822
Games
268–363–631
G–A–P
2266
Shots · 11.8%
194 / 156
Hits / Blocks
Last 5 · 4 PTS · 0 G · Heating
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | CAR @ PHI | W 3–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 |
| Oct 2 | WSH @ CAR | L 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 |
| Sep 29 | FLA @ CAR | L 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 |
| May 29 | MTL @ CAR | W 1–6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 |
| May 27 | CAR @ MTL | W 4–0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 |
| May 25 | CAR @ MTL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:48 |
| May 23 | MTL @ CAR | W 2–3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 |
| May 9 | CAR @ PHI | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 |
| May 7 | CAR @ PHI | W 4–1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 |
| May 4 | PHI @ CAR | W 2–3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 |
| May 2 | PHI @ CAR | W 0–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 |
| Apr 23 | CAR @ OTT | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 |
Showing the 12 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
26886th
Assists
36384th
Points
63186th
Primary Assists
22386th
Points/60 (5v5)
2.8593rd
Power-Play Points
15277th
Game Score
756.492nd
Shots
226691st
Shooting %
11.8%58th
Shot Danger/60
1.0093rd
High-Danger Chances
17447th
Expected Goals
187.878th
Goals Above Expected
+58.290th
Rebounds Created
9678th
Corsi %
54.1%94th
Fenwick %
54.0%94th
xGF% (5v5)
57.3%97th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.4474th
Blocked Shots
30620th
Hits
42312th
Blocks/60
1.416th
Hits/60
1.912th
Takeaways
32064th
Giveaways
47417th
Penalties Drawn
29695th
Penalties Taken
11368th
Penalty Differential
+693rd
Plus-Minus
+11394th
Ice Time / Game
16:3065th
Games Played
82287th
PP Ice Time
157 min71st
PK Ice Time
1 min6th
O-Zone Start %
60.9%94th
Teammate Quality
6590th
Competition Quality
5657th
Top skating speed Dec 5, 2021 · TOR @ WPG
23.5 mph92nd
Bursts over 20 mph
98998th
Distance skated
1003 mi84th
Top shot speed
95.2 mph79th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank among forwards
HD suppression
4.9/60
64th
Shot suppression
34.6/60
89th
Blocks per 60
0.0
50th
Two-Way Forward
A forward trusted at both ends — solid offense and genuine chance suppression. A balanced game rather than an elite specialty.
Goals per 60
0.00
50th
HD suppression
4.9/60
64th
Corsi%
58.0%
76th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
118 G on 626 shots
19%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+105 shots (1 goal) from beyond the mapped zones
2266
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
268
266 charted
Shooting %
11.8%
Shots / GP
2.8
xG
231.9
Shot Danger Mix
High danger6%
Medium danger35%
Low danger59%
Top Scoring Zones
01
19%
Slot
118 G on 626 shots
02
15%
High Slot
43 G on 284 shots
03
7%
Left Circle
19 G on 260 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$8,500,000
Term2025-26 → 2030-31 (6 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2031
Clauses2025-26: NMC; 2026-27: NMC; 2027-28: NTC; 2028-29: NTC; 2029-30: M-NTC; 2030-31: M-NTC
Signed at age29
Signing GMEric Tulsky
AgentAndre Rufener
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2025-26 | OG | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Hurricanes | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | WC | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2024-25 | OGQ | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Jets | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Jets | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | WC | Denmark | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Jets | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | WC | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — |
| 2021-22 | OGQ | Denmark | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Jets | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Jets | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Jets | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Jets | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Jets | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | WC | Denmark | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2016-17 | OGQ | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Jets | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | — |
| 2015-16 | WC | Denmark | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Jets | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | — |
| 2014-15 | WJC-A | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Halifax | 51 | 37 | 64 | 101 | 14 |
| 2013-14 | QMJHL | Halifax | 63 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 16 |
| 2012-13 | Swiss | Biel | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012-13 | Swiss-Jr. | Biel Jr. | 34 | 30 | 23 | 53 | — |
| 2011-12 | Swiss-Jr. | Biel Jr. | 32 | 19 | 19 | 38 | — |
| 2011-12 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010-11 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7 |
| 2009-10 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | Top Mini | Biel-Bienne U15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 2007-08 | Mini B | Biel-Bienne II U15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |